Hammett 1982

Synopsis

Chinatown, San Francisco, 1928. Former private detective Dashiell Hammett, a compulsive drinker with tuberculosis who writes pulp fiction for a living, receives an unexpected visit from an old friend asking for help.

Hammett on Trama

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Cast

• Frederic Forrest Hammett
• Peter Boyle Jimmy Ryan
• Marilu Henner Kit Conger / Sue Alabama
• Roy Kinnear English Eddie Hagedorn
• Lydia Lei Crystal Ling
• Elisha Cook Jr. Eli the Taxi Driver
• David Patrick Kelly The Punk
• R.G. Armstrong Lt. O'Mara
• Richard Bradford Detective Bradford
• Jack Nance Gary Salt

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